Pickup hits overturned semi on I-75 in Manatee

A trailing pickup could not avoid hitting an overturned tractor-trailer early Tuesday on Interstate 75 in Manatee County, troopers said.

No serious injuries were reported after the driver of a northbound Chevrolet Silverado observed the rig but was unable to steer around it at 2:05 a.m. just south of State Road 70, troopers said.

Moments earlier, the driver of the tractor-trailer lost control, and the truck hit the west and east barrier walls before landing on its right side, blocking the highway’s northbound lanes, troopers said.